Madeiran Land Snail

Madeiran land snail is a common name which has been given to several different species of terrestrial gastropods, air-breathing land snails:

  • Geomitra moniziana
  • Leiostyla abbreviata
  • Leiostyla cassida
  • Leiostyla corneocostata
  • Leiostyla gibba


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